| Re: Scientific Notation on Log Plots [message #5710 is a reply to message #5705] |
Tue, 06 February 1996 00:00  |
safier
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Registered: March 1995
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>>>> > "jonathan" == jonathan boswell <boswell@pinet.aip.org> writes:
jonathan> I've got a bizarre formatting problem going on with IDL
jonathan> V4.0.1 on an Alpha VMS machine. When I make a plot with
jonathan> the /ylog keyword, my plot comes out with neatly
jonathan> labelled scientific notation on the y axis. The
jonathan> notation actually has a number, followed by an asterisk,
jonathan> followed by a 10, and finally with an actual superscript
jonathan> number for the exponent. But I need to take control of
jonathan> the format using, for example, the ytickformat keyword.
jonathan> Only problem: the format reverts to normal FORTRAN-style
jonathan> formatting, with a nn.nE+mm style. In other words, the
jonathan> default neat exponential format goes away.
jonathan> Is there any way to control the formatting of the
jonathan> default scientific notation?
jonathan> Jonathan Boswell FDA/CDRH
I do not know whether you can control scientific notation, but you
can specify the labels by using ytickname. I usually use the defaults,
and if I do not like the format, I force the labels with ytickname.
Cheers,
Pedro
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Pedro N. Safier | "God offers to everyone his
Department of Astronomy | choice between truth and repose.
U. of Maryland at College Park | Take which you please--you can
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